Chapter 76: The Eunuch's Fox Pet
Pei Duo rubbed the little fox's face and touched the fox's slightly moist nose with his fingertips.
He is so cute, how can anyone not like him.
"Since you said that, I will never let you hang on to your life with only half of your heart."
Pei Duo's caressing was a little gentler. If Lin Zhi was in human form at this moment, he would have made some other intimate expressions, but the purple-haired fox sticking so close to him was also comforting. He kissed the fox's head and his fingers touched the tip of the tail along the smooth fur.
When the monks from Fanjing Temple, who had been praying and chanting sutras for the emperor, left the palace, Pei Duo went to see them off.
He did not show any familiarity with Master Wuchen. The two of them kept a distance and spoke politely to each other.
Before sending the person away, Pei Duo handed a silk handkerchief to Mingwu.
That was certainly not an ordinary handkerchief. It was covered with dense Sanskrit writings, faintly revealing a mysterious Zen meaning. It was a Buddhist item.
"This is a return gift of peach wood branches. I am sending it to you on behalf of my fox. Thank you for your kindness."
Pei Duo was naturally not a person who accepted gifts for nothing. After all, Mingwu had given his sincere thanks, and he knew that the other party had no ulterior motives, so he gave a corresponding gift in return. After all, on the surface, the Demon Suppression Bureau and the Fanjing Temple still had a very friendly cooperative relationship.
Mingwu looked at the secret scripture which was far more valuable than the peach wood branch, and glanced at his master Master Wuchen. He saw him nod slightly and put his hands together to thank Pei Duo.
The monks left the palace and the two groups went their separate ways.
Master Wu Chen turned around, watching the young man in red and purple robes who was destined to leave a mark in history books walking towards the dark night, and whispered "Amitabha".
He once advised Pei Duo that only by letting go of his obsession could he achieve limitless success.
Pei Duo was still young at that time and had just joined the Demon Suppression Bureau. He was playing chess with him.
Pei Duo, holding the white chess piece, made a move, filling the peaceful situation with tense murderous intent.
——Master, to me, if I don’t have obsession, I will be like weeds in the wild. After being burned by wildfire, there will be no chance of regeneration in the future.
——White is the second player to make the move, but the winner is never the one who makes the first move.
Master Wu Chen knew at that time that Pei Duo would be troubled by karma in the future and would not be able to fully utilize his talents.
What a pity! How can it not be a pity?
Mingwu saw Wuchen's trance-like appearance and whispered, "Master, life is all about fate and destiny."
Master Wuchen smiled and stroked his gray beard, saying, "Of course it is so."
Master Wu Chen was very satisfied with his direct disciple, who was better than him in Zen practice and more insightful than him.
He understood the situation but said nothing. He did not intend to care about the matter of the demon-suppressing master and the fox demon getting together. As he said, everything has its own destiny.
By the time Master Wuchen and his disciple's brain waves diverged and were able to continue the conversation, Pei Duo had already returned to Yuxuan Hall.
To be precise, it leads from the Yuxuan Hall to the main office of the Demon Suppression Bureau. It is not under the imperial palace, but on the widest and most prosperous street in the capital. There is a teahouse outside.
This is what it means to be a great hermit in the city. The position of the chief of the Demon Suppression Bureau is not fixed and changes occasionally. The change to here is the order given by Pei Duo three years ago.
Inside the teahouse, Qianshi stood in front of Pei Duo, looking a little different from the first time Lin Zhi saw him in the courtyard.
There were several scars on his face, and he looked haggard and older, giving people a sense of sharpness and sophistication.
Lin Zhi smelled a faint smell of blood and an indescribable fishy smell on him, which did not seem like a smell that could be produced by humans. He leaned closer into Pei Duo's arms and sniffed the fragrance on Pei Duo's body to ignore the smell.
Lin Zhi thought that it was probably the smell of insects. The first time he saw Qianshi was in the small courtyard of Pei Mansion. Qianshi and Baixin were holding down a member of the Demon Suppression Bureau who had been poisoned. When he died, dense insects crawled out of his body.
Not only were his members poisoned, but two files were also lost. Pei Duo asked Qian Shi to recover them, but Qian Shi has only returned today.
"Master, the two files have been recovered. Wan Yi and I have used the power of the Eight-Man Formation to seal the insect mother in Xinhong Temple. We have sent people to guard it. The two files have been recovered. I have come back to report."
Although Pei Duo gave a deadline of before the New Year, Qianshi would naturally like to finish this kind of thing as early as possible.
Qianshi took out the thing on his body. It was a black poisonous insect, the most powerful part of the insect mother.
There are many insect eggs waiting to be born in the insect mother's body, so the demon-suppressing masters choose to suppress it instead of killing it, unless they want to face the scene of densely packed insects running around. Missing even one can easily lead to hidden dangers.
Pei Duo nodded, indicating that he did a good job.
The corpse of the poisonous insect in the box was placed in front of Pei Duo. Lin Zhi immediately jumped out of Pei Duo's arms, unable to help feeling a little nauseous.
The bug smelled so bad that it made him feel very sick.
Qianshi looked at Pei Duo with some confusion, wondering why the fox demon was so repulsive when it was obviously just a dead insect.
Speaking of which, when he first saw this fox, he thought it was an ordinary fox. He didn't expect it to be a demon. However, it was a demon raised by the master, so he naturally would not show the aggressiveness of a demon subduer.
Pei Duo was also a little surprised, so he asked Qianshi to put the things back to the warehouse of the Demon Suppression Bureau and have someone special deal with them and seal them up.
"I will go there in person in a few days to get rid of the bug."
"I will have someone keep a close watch on him."
Qianshi left with the box, and Pei Duo waved to Lin Zhi.
"Don't like bugs?"
Lin Zhi's fox features wrinkled as he answered, "This bug is particularly smelly, don't you think so, sir?"
It was not an ordinary fishy smell, and the residual taste still made Lin Zhi feel nauseous.
To be able to make a fox demon like him have such a reaction, this insect must have killed many people and was full of blood.
"Then I'll wash my hands first."
Pei Duo thought that it might be because he had killed so many demons that he was used to it and didn't think the insect smelled that bad. However, thinking that the little fox wouldn't like it, Pei Duo went to wash his hands and then hugged the little fox.
Lin Zhi turned his attention to what Pei Duo had just said and asked, "Sir, are you going to leave Beijing in a few days?"
"Xinhong Temple is located in Zhangzhou, which is a good place."
Pei Duo picked up Lin Zhi and played with the fox's paws.
Lin Zhi's mind flashed with thoughts. The official in charge of Zhangzhou was exactly where the Sixth Prince's mother's family lived.
Pei Duo didn't want people to have a peaceful New Year, Lin Zhi was not surprised at all.
After a strong wind, winter came to the capital.
Although there is no snow, the dry and cold weather is everywhere.
Pei Duo claimed to be ill and stayed in Yuxuan Hall, leaving a substitute behind.
Lin Zhi also used magic to make a purple fox out of paper and asked it to stay here for him.
Pei Duo went to Zhangzhou not only to deal with the insect mother, but also did some other things.
To ordinary people, it seemed that a huge fire broke out in the abandoned Xinhong Temple in the middle of the night, and everything was burned down.
On the way back to the capital, Pei Duo was holding a dark red solid insect egg in his hand, and the insect inside was already dead.
"I wanted to feed you, but seeing how you look, I decided not to."
Pei Duo looked at the fox boy sitting next to him with a face full of resistance, and packed the eggs.
The poisonous insect is naturally considered a monster, and the things it leaves behind after its death can naturally be absorbed by the monster.
Lin Zhi was actually very confused. He didn't expect that he would be so resistant to this thing. Logically, he shouldn't be afraid of insects. As a fox, the original owner naturally couldn't be afraid of insects either. But he just felt uncomfortable when he saw it and had no desire to swallow and refine it.
"My Lord, don't worry about me. Although the spiritual energy in the capital is declining, I am making rapid progress with your help. Is your body okay?"
Among the monsters, fox monsters, snake monsters, cat monsters, etc. are one category that can absorb essence to cultivate. The more yang energy and spiritual power a man has, the better the effect of the essence will be.
Mortals cannot withstand the demands of monsters and will become weaker and weaker until they die after their essence is leaked.
Pei Duo was an exception. He chased Lin Zhi to feed her and did not seem to become weak.
Hearing the little fox's frank concern, Pei Duo hooked Lin Zhi's hair with his palm and answered with other actions.
Of course he was fine. The reason why his cultivation level couldn't reach the next level was because he couldn't break through. However, he never slacked off, so the spiritual energy piled up and surrounded him, which was much deeper than that of ordinary people. Naturally, feeding the little fox had no effect.
The water routes in Dai Viet were well developed and much faster than traveling by land, so Pei Duo traveled by boat from Zhangzhou to the capital.
Although he concealed his identity, he was not completely plain.
There is a small or medium-sized merchant ship outside, which serves as a cover.
The boat was sailing steadily on the water. Lin Zhi was leaning against the window of the boat and saw the bright moon in the center of the lake.
The magic bell in his hand resonated because of Pei Duo's spiritual power.
It had no sound originally, but now it made a sound.
Following Pei Duo's movements, it swayed gently on the water surface in the night.
Pei Duo didn't go too far and watered the plant twice in a controlled manner, watching Lin Zhi independently refine the spiritual energy in her sleep.
A faint red mist emanated from Lin Zhi's body, and Pei Duo knew that he was trying to completely refine the Peach Blossom Demon's demon pill.
I think it was not easy for the little fox. It was almost digested, but was interrupted by him frequently and had to wait until now.
But Pei Duo did not feel any guilt. He hugged the little fox's warm body and fell asleep in his scent.
This has become his habit recently. After falling asleep with Lin Zhi in his arms once, he doesn't want him to turn into a fox even at night.
The pink mist filled the room, and when he saw the sky full of peach blossoms again, Pei Duo knew that he must have entered Lin Zhi's dream again.
I think this might be the last time. After Lin Zhi completely absorbs the Peach Blossom Demon's demon pill, such a scene will never happen again.
Pei Duo entered from the entrance, wanting to see what the little fox would dream about this time, and whether he would dream about scenes related to him.
The dream showed a vast forest, which made Pei Duo slightly stunned.
No, this was still the scene when the little fox was practicing. Pei Duo had never seen such a mountain in the capital.
He had an indescribable feeling in his heart. Even though the little fox had been lying beside him and had lived with him for a long time, and had said that it would stay with him even if only half of its heart was left, was this vast world still in his dreams?
This time the fox did not transform into a human form, but ran across the mountains and fields in its fox form.
He saw Pei Duo running towards him.
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